This year was the Best Push The Boat Out Ever…!!

A fantastic and well organised PTBO at Tankerton Bay Sailing Club took place on Sunday 14th May, with in excess of 50 new sailors taking to the water on Dart 15’s and 18’s, Lasers, and Toppers, as well as 4 sailors being trained to RYA Level 1 on the 2 day course also being held over that weekend at the RYA Training Centre. Also, with the help of a Sport England grant, we were very pleased to see the new RSCAT16 training cat and X-Pro 370 support boat afloat and being put through their paces.

Here are just a handful of the photos taken on the day..
To see more then go to the 2017 gallery page by clicking Here

TBSC had over 75 people in and around the club enjoying the superb views across the Bay, plus a lot more enjoying the fun from the beach. The BBQ was in full swing and with a family and friendly atmosphere, passer’s by were coming in and having a sail, many for the 1st time…..

Sport England Grant Application Successful

Dear Member

I am delighted to inform you that our application to Sport England for funding to increase participation at TBSC has been successful and we have been awarded a grant of £10,000 to go towards the purchase of a new 2nd RIB and club catamaran to enable us to deliver, amongst other things, grass root training weekends and our popular taster sessions targeting new members. Additionally we’d aim to use the boats at ‘improver’ and social sailing sessions throughout the year. The Committee has still to finally settle on the type of boats that would best suit the club’s requirements, but with a fair wind we would hope to have them early in the sailing season; so probably April or May time would be my best guess at the moment.

I am really pleased that Sport England considered our ambitious plans for your club worthy of its support and am sure that the new boats will prove a great asset for TBSC, enabling us to hopefully grow our offer to the existing membership and at the same time broaden the club’s appeal to prospective new members. So on behalf of all members I would like to thank the Committee for all their work over the past two years in achieving this major goal in our development plan.

Here’s to a great season ahead, and I look forward to seeing you all again in just a few weeks’ time.

Yes that’s right, I know some of you have been waiting ages to see them, but the 2016 Laying up Supper Photos are finally here….!! The gallery will be loaded onto the 2016 Gallery Page, but to see what you’ve been waiting for right now, click on the link below…

Anyone like to join a TBSC Kids and Parents Club

Because with all of the new family members that have recently joined, we think there might be a demand for a Kids and Parents Club at Tankerton Bay..??
Having chatted to various new family members, one issue that kept being raised was how to bring on the new child, or “cadet” members? Some already have a little experience, but just as many may have none at all. But one thing they have in common is that, being children, they need to be looked after whilst sailing on the open seas!
One option that has been suggested, and did get positive responses from the mums and dads, was the idea of a Tankerton Bay Kids and Parents Club. There are lots of details that need to be worked out, but the basic idea would be that for each child in the club, a parent would also need to be involved to help support the kids, so that there are enough adults to keep the kids supported and safe. Whether that be driving a support boat, helping to launch and recover the dinghies, or just manning the club bar….
There may be a need for some training for the parents before this can work and hopefully become self sufficient, but there’s also the possibility that there are mums and dads out there with RIB driving skills, or enough sailing ability to help the kids to improve their sailing skills.
So the first thing we need to do is find out if there is enough interest out there to get this off the ground.

Can we ask that everyone interested in joining a TBSC Kids and Parents Club, please register yours and your child’s details via this link. (N.B.) Even those who have already spoken to one of the committee members about this previously, please enter your details, so that we have all of the details in one place.

Tankerton Bay Sailing Club recently completed our 2nd ever training course as a recognised RYA Training Centre, and I have to report that the July Training Course Was a Great Success. Everyone that took part fed-back that the course was very good, and even though there was a severe lack of wind for the last part of day 2, we still managed to give the students some gybing practise, by means of 1 instructor standing in the water turning the boat around, and another sitting on the deck “swinging the boom back and forth”..!!
Here are some pictures of the successful students…to see more click here

SUMMERS EVE PARTY…Happening Soon…

For those who haven’t yet seen the email, or poster, there is a fantastic Summers Eve Party planned for the coming Saturday August 6th, with ‘social sailing’ from 2pm, a BBQ between 5-7pm, and live music from 6pm…

Any members who are interested in RYA Level-1 training, there are places still available July 16/17th. The course is over the 2 days of the weekend, starting at 09:30 and finishing at 5:30 on both days. Cost is £130 for club members and £150 for non members, which includes a £20 temporary 1-month club membership….
Anyone interested, please contact me at training@tbsc.co.uk or vice_commodore@tbsc.co.uk ASAP, as there are only 6 places…!!